The SRW-5500 is a high-end HD digital videocassette recorder that employs the HDCAM-SR format.

This VTR also allows recording and playback of the well-proven HDCAM format. Applications range from HDTV to digital cinematography. Key features include high-quality 1080i, 1080PsF, or 720P recording and playback, a wide array of internal format conversions, including 4:4:4 to 4:2:2, legacy playback of Digital Betacam tape formats.

The 5500/2 is equipped with 444 RGB SQ recording and playback as standard, so the HKSR-5003 is no longer needed.